Polson Girls, Whitefish Boys win Northwestern A meet

Prep cross country: Polson, Whitefish win Northwestern A meet

POLSON - Polson's girls and the boys from Whitefish claimed top honors Saturday at the Northwestern A divisional cross country meet.

The Polson girls took a narrow 37-38 decision from Columbia Falls. Whitefish was third with 55.

Polson's Claudia Hewston continued her strong year by winning the girls' race in 19 minutes, 28 seconds. Teammates Aja Starkey (20:15) and Tegan Bauer (20:24) followed on her heels.

The Whitefish boys won with a team total of 52, followed by Polson with 59 and Columbia Falls with 63.

Derrick Williams of Columbia Falls added another win to his fall campaign, crossing the finish line in 16:43. Fischer Gangemi of Whitefish was second in 17:04 and Jacob Thomas of Libby was third at 17:06.